Requirements for Automatic Configuration of IP Hosts
draft-ietf-zeroconf-reqts-12
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Expired Internet-Draft
(zeroconf WG)
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| Author | Aidan Williams | ||
| Last updated | 2015-10-14 (Latest revision 2002-09-25) | ||
| RFC stream | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
| Intended RFC status | Informational | ||
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| Additional resources | Mailing list discussion | ||
| Stream | WG state | WG Document | |
| Document shepherd | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Expired (IESG: Dead) | |
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| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| Telechat date | (None) | ||
| Responsible AD | Dr. Thomas Narten | ||
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| Send notices to | (None) |
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Abstract
Many common TCP/IP protocols such as DHCP [RFC2131], DNS [RFC1034][RFC1035], MADCAP [RFC2730], and LDAP [RFC2251] must be configured and maintained by an administrative staff. This is unacceptable for emerging networks such as home networks, automobile networks, airplane networks, or ad hoc networks at conferences, emergency relief stations, and many others. Such networks may be nothing more than two isolated laptop PCs connected via a wireless LAN. For all these networks, an administrative staff will not exist and the users of these networks neither have the time nor inclination to learn network administration skills. Instead, these networks need protocols that require zero user configuration and administration. This document is part of an effort to define such zero configuration (zeroconf) protocols. Before embarking on defining zeroconf protocols, protocol requirements are needed. This document states the zeroconf protocol requirements for four protocol areas; they are: IP interface configuration, translation between host name and IP address, IP multicast address allocation, and service discovery. This document does not define specific protocols, just requirements. The requirements for these four areas result from examining everyday use or scenarios of these protocols.
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